Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai rea

FREDERIC J. BROWN

Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai reacts to questions during a press conference in Beijing, 25 September 2004, for his new film '2046' which stars actor Tony Leung, actress-singer Faye Wong and Zhang Ziyi. The sci-fi film came away without any major prize but was the toast of the Cannes film festival in France earlier this year. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN .

Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai reacts to questions during a press conference in Beijing, 25 September 2004, for his new film '2046' which stars actor Tony Leung, actress-singer Faye Wong and Zhang Ziyi. The sci-fi film came away without any major prize but was the toast of the Cannes film festival in France earlier this year. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN .